Re:SpaceX Vies With Boeing as NASA’s Taxi to Station
by TeMPOraL on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @09:47PM
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I meant the politicizing of space aspect. After Putin annexed Crimea, it was NASA that basically said "hey, we don't like what you're doing with Ukraine, so from now on, we're not going to space together". It's only after that Russia decided not to sell rocket engines to US anymore.
Personally, I suspect that some politician pushed NASA to do this as a cheap popularity shot. But regardless, it's the US that escalated Ukraine into spaceflight business, so it's not fair to accuse Putin of politicizing space.
Heck, I learned about that NASA stunt here, on HN. People seem to have a really, really short memory.
EDIT: for a simple proof and a reminder, just HN-search for "NASA Russia" and "Russia engines".
Personally, I suspect that some politician pushed NASA to do this as a cheap popularity shot. But regardless, it's the US that escalated Ukraine into spaceflight business, so it's not fair to accuse Putin of politicizing space.
Heck, I learned about that NASA stunt here, on HN. People seem to have a really, really short memory.
EDIT: for a simple proof and a reminder, just HN-search for "NASA Russia" and "Russia engines".
- 5 months ago NASA suspends work with Russia over involvement in Ukraine (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7517679)
- 4 months ago Russia Bans Rocket Engine Sales to U.S. Military (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7740033)